Ligonier Valley High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Ligonier, PA)

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The Class of '48 has closed the pages on the second chapter of its high school career. This year has been a memorable one and one marked by great activity. At the beginning of the term we were placed in Homerooms 7, 8, and 9, and soon everyone learned that this was Sophomore territory. The Room 7 faction of the class had an interesting time helping Mrs. Ferguson to put to death a frog, Dorothy Muir brought in one morning, Room 8 strutted proudly after winning the prize for the most attractively decorated room at Christmas, and Room 9 was agog over its new teacher, Miss Gettemy. We presented three fine assembly programs: Room 8's was a play, Make Room for Rodney with Harry Probst as Rodney, Room 9 dramatized the 'Famous Casey at the Bat , and Room 7 sponsored a technicolor movie of historic Williamsburg, Virginia. The lads of the class displayed well their athletic ability. The pigskin handlers from our group were Waffle Leonard, Max Mickey, and Wade Harkcom. ln basketball Harry Wilkins made the Varsity Reserves, while Jim Simon, Jack Graham, and other sophomores made up the J. V. Squad. For the first time in many years an operetta, The Peddler of Hearts, was presented at L. H. S. by our class. In it Clair Stout portrayed the Peddler of Hearts who, as was later revealed, was really the Elf King. Grover Stephens as the Prince courted the Princess, Pat Frye. The cli- max was when Rudolph, Pat O'Toole, rescued Gretel, Pat Egner, from the elves to save the vil- lage. The operetta was one of the year's high lights. Through profits derived from this, our numerous record dances held during the year, and class dues we have been able to put aside a sizable sum for the long awaited day when we shall be Seniors, going to Washington, D. C. Our sophomore year witnessed our class beginning to take an active part in social events about the school. At the Sophomore Class Party, SOPHOMORES PRESENT OPERETTA OFFICERS President .. ....... . , . ., . Jim Simon Vice President . .. .. Max Mickey Secretary ,. ., Patrick O'Toole Treasurer David Kradel Jim, Max, and Davidhelp Pat take notes from the marker at the site of the OLD FORT UGONIER. where we supplied a full menu and were re- warded by a full attendance, everyone enjoyed himself greatly. And the May Queen Corona- tion which we sponsored, with its living pictures dramatizing the life of Christ, was a memorable event. It is also interesting to remember that in April a very special party was held: special at least for one homeroom, the one with most of its dues paid, for the other two rooms footed the bill and then helped enioy it. However, no- body complained-much! Now that our careers as Sophomores are ended, we look forward with pleasure to our next year in Ligonier High School, because, iust think: We'll be upperclassmen! ' Mountaineer - 27

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Back Row: Hunter, Leonard, Geeting, Leichliter, Mickey, Huston, Harkcom, Eslary. Fifth Row: Harr, Hudock, Baker, J. Graham, Clark, R. Graham, Hall, Campbell, Ament, Hood. Fourth Row: Coby, Mimna, Claycomb, Harvey, Kradel, Hines, C. Fry. Third Row: DeWitt, Howard, Clark, Fish, Bittinger, Clifford, Horner. Second Row: Henderson, Eisaman, D. Holter, Barron, Kennedy, Egner, Cairns, Lebo, Labuda. Front Row: Fulton, D, Graham, Johnson, Heller, L. Hoffer, P. Frye, Mathews, Darr, Marker. -..4.. if-Q ,fr Back Row McDowell McCracken Wilkins Springer Paglusottl Stephens Ray C Smithley Zamborsky Fifth Row Shultz Mitchell Murphy H Nicely Zimmerman Ramsey Simon Wlllnams Fourth Row Robb Probst T Nicely OToole Wlneland Turrlll Third Row Topeka Welshonce Turcheck Welmer Ross Stout Second Row Talarovuch Urch Will Snyder Swank Noel McKelvey Muir McAllister Front Row Vargulush Voytnlla Shaulls M Smvthley Umbaugh Weltz McKlveen McMullen Stanislaw Absent from picture OHara Wlthrow Palmer Klemann Vogele Mountaineer 26

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FRESHMEN .. ovemow CLASSES Now that our first year in Ligonier High School is ata close, we of the Class of 1949 are beginning to review our past year and occasion- ally we must laugh at ourselves for getting lost between Room 2 and Room 3, for quaking in our slippers at the possibilities of an initiation, and for many comic and embarrassing positions in which we have found ourselves. ln looking back we have also discovered many things of which we can be proud. Our record in the Curtis Magazine Campaign has set a new high for Ligonier High School, we have contributed generously of our members to the football and basketball squads, to the band, to assembly programs, to clubs, and to the Moun- taineer staff. We believe we have done well. lt all started a few short weeks after we had unexpectedly overpopulated the building when, by order of those omnipotent Seniors who control the activities of the Lowly Frosh, we appeared in scrambled-up clothing: girls in pigtails and boys with earrings to receive our fate. The auditorium was rent by piercing shrieks of pain although, strangely enough, there were no fatalities. Feeling somewhat cocky at having survived our first great test, we determined to show that our class, the largest in years, was also one of the finest. Accordingly, we placed at Coach Abele's disposal a giant squad from which was to emerge a number of fine football players in- cluding one letterman, Edward Boyd. Then, too, we gave Mike Heller, Alastair MacDonald, and Peewee Breniser as athletic managers and Patty Riggs as a peppy cheerleader. Then, when basketball season rolled around, we had one Varsity player, Jake Burns, and many mem- bers including especially Bob Burns, Steve Tobias, Dick Menoher, and Bill Kovach on the J. V. team. lt is of our Curtis Magazine Campaign, how- ever, that we are particularly proud. Fred Haug- er was our highest salesman, Bill Miller came in Mount aineer Shirley, Jack, Charles, and Elvin decide that perhaps their fears of initiation were unnecessary since they all had such a swell time. OFFICERS President Shirley Snyder Vice President Jack Wallace Secretary Charles Graham Treasurer . , Elvin Breniser second, and all together we ran up a total of over eight hundred dollars. But our activities were not all work. With the aid of the faculty advisers our officers, Shirley Snyder, Jack Wallace, Charles Graham, and Peewee Breniser, arranged a party at which everyone enioyecl himself. Also there was the party the Seniors gave in the spring to make up for having initiated us in the fall. Freshmen homerooms presented interesting assembly pro- grams: Room 6 gave a pantomime with Mary Weltz narrating, Room 3 had a baby show, Room 4 took us on a trip to the zoo, Room 2 dramatized several short skits and Edith Boerner captivated us all with her piano selection, Clair de Lune. ln the years to come the Class of '49 will continue to enjoy their high school experiences, until they have earned their diplomas and will be sorry to leave L. H. S. -28